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Title / Carry out simple patient recovery by rope techniques
Level / 3 / Credits / 15
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to:
– assess the situation involving recovery by rope;
– deploy recovery system;
– prepare patient for descent; and
– descend with patient and apply appropriate first aid and basic life support.
Classification / Lifting Equipment > Industrial Rope Access
Available grade / Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and safety prerequisites / Unit standards 26551, Provide first aid for life threatening conditions and 26552, Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions and how to respond to them or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard has been developed for learning and assessment on-job or off-job in a simulated environment.
2 All tasks must be carried out in accordance with the Best Practice Guide (BPG) based on:
a quality management systems;
b designer’s requirements and manufacturer’s operating instructions; and
c government and local government legislation, regulations, bylaws, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and consequential standards; the most up to date version of the: http://www.business.govt.nz/worksafe/information-guidance/pdf-documents-library/industrial-rope-access-guidelines.pdf, and New Zealand Standards; and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
3 Assessment
Those undertaking assessment against this unit standard should note that work in the industrial rope access industry usually takes place at heights well above ground level, and therefore requires a relevant level of physical fitness and ability to work at heights.
For the purpose of assessment against this unit standard, it is expected that the simple recovery using double rope technique (DRT) will be demonstrated on a simulated unconscious patient.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Assess the situation involving recovery by rope.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Identify recovery hazards.
1.2 Identify recovery methods and a hazards management plan to optimise own and patient’s safety.
Outcome 2
Deploy recovery system.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Recovery equipment is deployed in a safe and efficient manner.
Outcome 3
Prepare patient for descent.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Gain access to the patient.
3.2 Asses patient condition.
3.3 Make the patient safe for descent.
Range safety assessment includes but is not limited to – airway, breathing, circulation.
3.4 Position and secure patient for descent.
Outcome 4
Descend with patient and apply appropriate first aid and basic life support.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Descend in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions.
4.2 Apply first aid, basic life support and patient requirements.
Planned review date / 31 December 2019Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment /Registration / 1 / 28 November 2002 / 31 December 2016
Review / 2 / 23 March 2006 / 31 December 2016
Review / 3 / 16 July 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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The Skills OrganisationSSB Code 100401 / Ó New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2015